We're like a gardener with a hose and our attention is water - we can water flowers or we can water weeds.
Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years. They devour time, money, and energy far beyond any real contribution they make.
Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
The weeds keep multiplying in our garden, which is our mind ruled by fear. Rip them out and call them by name.